Stool or seat



(No Model.)

0. W. WIEOKING.

' STOOL 0B SEAT.

No. 397,044. Patented Jan. 29, 1889..

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHRISTIAN w. WIECKING, or WALIIALLA, SOUTH CAROLINA.

STOOL OR SEAT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 397,044, dated January 29, 1889.

Application filed June 23, 1888. gerial No. 277,963. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, CHRISTIAN \V. 'lEcK- ING, of \Valhalla, in the county of Oeonee and State of South Carolina, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Stools or Seats; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form part of this specification.

My invention relates to stools or chairs, and more particularly to a stool or chair provided with certain improved attachments.

The object of my invention is to provide a portable stool or scat especially adapted for the use of boot-blacks, and which is provided with a folding-arm having a foot-rest for holding the foot and leg during the operation of polishing shoes, the whole device being so constructed that the seat or stool can be folded, and the arm and foot-rest can also be folded and secured to the stool, whereby the device can be readily closed into a small compass, so that it can be carried without inconvenience, or can be quickly unfolded and the parts adjusted for operation. The stool is also preferably provided with a receptacle for containin g the boot-blacking tools and implements.

\Vith these ends in view my invention consists in certain novel features of construction and combinations of parts, more fully described hereinafter, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view with the parts unfolded into operative position, a portion of the seat being broken away to show the pocket or receptacle upon the bottom of the same; and Fig. 2 is a side elevation showing the parts folded.

The reference-letterA indicates a folding cross-legs stool or chair of any suitable and desirable construction.

B indicates a folding arm of such a width as to easily and comfortably support a single leg and foot of an occupant, and preferably composed of two sections, 0 D,the adjoining ends of which are hinged together at a, for the purpose hereinafter set forth. At its opposite end the inner section, is hinged, preferably, to a cross-bar secured to the standards of the chair, as shown.

The lower free end of the outer hinged section, D, is provided with a foot-rest, E, pivoted at its rear or heel end to said section to swing outwardly into operative position, as shown in Fig. 1, or to fold against the arm, as shown in Fig. 2. The pivoted end of the foot-rest E is provided with one or more stops, 6, which engage a cross-bar or the face of the lower section, when the footrest is swung out from the arm, and hold it in this position against downward pressure, as is evident and clearly shown. At its outer free end the arm B is provided with an adjustable support or rest, F, ad justably secured to and supporting the outer section of. the arm by means of setscrews G, carried by said section and extend ing through slots in the rest F and clamping the same to the arm. The lower end of the support F rests upon the ground and supports the arm at a suitable height. Thus it will be seen that the foot-rest can be raised or lowered and held at the desired adjustment to suit the convenience of the occupant of the chair by means of the hinged arm and the support adjustably secured to and supporting its outer end.

From the drawings and the foregoing description it will be readily understood that when the device is adjusted or folded into position to be carried or transported the chair or seat proper will be folded, the upper or inner end of the arm will be folded against the seat, and the outer section will be folded down against the inner section, and the adjustable support and the foot-rest will be folded upon the arm. The extension and standards or legs of the seat are provided with hooks and eyes Il, whereby the arm is desired height by said support.

It will be readily observed that the foot of the person whose shoes are being blacked will be supported by the toot-rest, and hisleg will rest upon and be supported by the extension.

If a folding stool is employed, its seat is preferably composed of flexible material provided with a pocket upon its under side, open. at one end, and having straps and buckles or any other suitable catch for closing the same. This pocket is adapted to receive the implen'ients of the boot-black.

The great advantages and many uses to which the herein-deseribed device can be applied are so obvious and clear to all persons that it is not deemed necessm'ytogo into details and fully enumerate the same.

l t should be observed that the port ion I; of this device is an arm to hold a single leg and foot of the occupant, and the complete device has no eonmeetion with nor is there any similarity, either in construction, purpose, or object, between it and the common folding, adjustable, or reclining invalid chairs and couches 'n-o'vided with adjustable backs and seats connected and operating together, and also having hinged extensions oi the same width as the seat, and hinged to the front edge and forming direct eontinnations ot' the same and adapted to carry both legs and feet ot' the occupant My invention consists of a t .)lding stool having a Folding arm hinged to the same and adapted to support, separately and sueeessively, each. foot and leg while the shoe belonging thereto isl'leing polished, the arm be ing of such size that it will support the one leg without interfering in any way with the free movement of the other leg; and, further, the arm in no way forms a ctmtinuation of the seat, but is hinged to a cross-bar some dis tance below the seat, the whole device being provided with means whereby it can be de tachably held in its compactly-tolded position. Itis also evident that various changes or modifications can be resorted to in the form and arrangement of the parts described without departin from the spiritand scope of my invention; hence I do not wislrto limit my self to the construction herein set forth.

\Vhat I claim 1. A folding stool, and a cross-bar secured to the legs of the same at a distance below the seat at or near the center of. the legs, in combination with a folding arm composed of two sections hinged together, the inner section hinged to the cross-bar at its inner end to Fold upwardly against the stool, or to extend tt'n'wardly and npwardlyt'rom the same when in operative position, and movably hold the outer section, continuing forwardly and (lowlr wardly from their adjoii'iing hinged ends to support the lower hall of the leg of an occupant, and a toot-holder hinged to the outer seetion to fold upon the same and having a stop to holdit in operative position, substantially as described.

2. A portable seat for the use of boot-blacks, comprising a cross-legged folding stool having a flexible seat provided with a receptacle for the blacking implements, a folding arm hingei'l to a cross-bar of the seat to hold a leg of the occupant, a foot-holdtuhinged to the outerportion ol' the arm, and a support to ad jnstably support the outer end ot' the arm, substantially as described.

33. A boot-blaeks folding chair or steel having a flexible seat provided with a flexible pocket or receptacle upon its under side, and a catch for holding the same closed, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I afiix my signatn re in presence of two witnesses.

(llllilril'llAN' W. WIECKING.

\Vitnesses:

J max 1). YERNER, R. A. Envlx. 

